Speculators

• EU bans naked CDS

  By Michael J. McFarlin  |  April 1, 2011

  In another example of the growing trend to blame rising prices on speculators, European Union (EU) lawmakers approved a ban on naked credit default swaps (CDS) of sovereign debt

• Defending crude oil speculators

  By Phil Flynn  |  March 8, 2011

  Daily energy fundamentals with Phil Flynn

• Crude oil and those speculators

  By Gary Kamen  |  December 13, 2010

  Market Pulse for Dec. 13, 2010

• Speculative position limits: How hard will they be?

  By Daniel P. Collins  |  March 4, 2010

  Changes in speculative position limits on energy futures markets are not supported by evidence from 2008's wild markets.

• Did you hear the one about...?

  By Ginger Szala  |  January 18, 2010

  Expect mind-numbing regulatory speak to continue in 2010 and beyond.

• Regulation debate rages on

  By Ginger Szala  |  January 1, 2010

  Regulatory issues are a hot topic as is the performance of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler.

• Chartview: We may need a new scapegoat

  By Daniel P. Collins  |  December 1, 2009

  The CFTC recently began releasing quarterly data on investment activity in commodity markets.

• Wasted energy

  By Ginger Szala  |  October 1, 2009

  Congressmen should stop blaming the economy's failure on oil speculators.

• CFTC holds position limit hearings

  By Christine Birkner, Daniel P. Collins  |  September 1, 2009

  CFTC held hearings on position limits in late July and early August.

• Levin releases wheat speculation report

  By Christine Birkner  |  August 1, 2009

  Sen. Carl Levin released a report citing excessive speculation of commodity index traders on CME Group.